Massachusetts has 341 Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing homes on federal record. Below is the current landscape from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release) — the same data ClearPath decodes and ranks in every family report.
69 Massachusetts facilities hold a 5-star overall rating — more than fit this list. The ten shown lead within that group on CMS health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure ratings.
| Facility | City | Overall | Staffing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care One At Holyoke | Holyoke | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Campion Health & Wellness, Inc | Weston | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Lasell House | Newton | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Leonard Florence Center For Living | Chelsea | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Mary'S Meadow At Providence Place | Holyoke | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Southwood At Norwell Nursing Ctr | Norwell | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility | Framingham | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Elmhurst Healthcare (The) | Melrose | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Lydia Taft House | Uxbridge | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Rivercrest Long Term Care | W Concord | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
Ranked by CMS overall and staffing star ratings. A ClearPath report goes deeper — inspection citations, fines, staffing turnover, review analysis, and safety-flag screening for every facility in your search area.
CMS currently flags 7 Massachusetts facilities with an abuse icon and lists 12 in the Special Focus program for persistent quality problems. These designations appear automatically in every ClearPath report and cap a facility’s ranking regardless of its star rating.
| Facility | City | Federal Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Blaire House Of Tewksbury | Tewksbury | Special Focus |
| Brandon Woods Of New Bedford | New Bedford | Special Focus |
| Hadley Pointe Nursing Rehab & Care | Hadley | Special Focus |
| Maplewood Center | Amesbury | Special Focus |
| Medway Country Manor Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitat | Medway | Special Focus |
| Melrose Healthcare | Melrose | Special Focus |
| Mill Town Health And Rehabilitation | Amesbury | Special Focus |
| Norwood Healthcare | Norwood | Special Focus |
| Plymouth Harborside Healthcare | Plymouth | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Pine Knoll Nursing Center | Lexington | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
Star ratings are only the surface. ClearPath reads the full federal record for every certified facility in your Massachusetts search area — abuse citations, inspection failures, fines, staffing collapse — and hands you a ranked, plain-English report in minutes. Nursing home reports from $47 · Assisted living from $29 in 11 states. One-time, no subscription. Paid by families, never by facilities.
Get Your Ranked Report →See a free sample report firstSource: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Ratings and flags change monthly — ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is independent and accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility.